The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-09

Mexico recently, caused by the falling OF
a candle resulted In the death and injury
of a number of women and children.
The Amalgamated Association Of Iron
and Steel Workers have decided to ask an
advance of ten per cent. in wages for the
next year.
THE Latonia Oaks (CincinnatD was won
on the Sd by Ed Corrigan's Unite.
The three Pinkerton men, on trial for the
murder of the boy Hogan during the labor
struggle at Jersey City, N. j., last Janu.
ary, were acquitted by the jury.
THE other day q mob Of miners gathered
in front of house at Jenienaphs. Belgium,
in which the socialist council was sitting.
Refusing to Odisperse, detachment Of troops
charged the crowd three times, wounding
many. A prominent anarchist, named Fan
nen, was arrested.
A SERIOUS earthquake swept over the
greater portion Of Northern California and
Western Nevada between two and three
o'clock on the morning of the Sd.
In the eviction proceedings at Bodyke
ireland, among other things done, swarm
of bees was let loose to obstruct the bail
ifs The eviction was accomplished after
a struggle of two hours and half.
HRAHgemnneZeitung,o of Vienna, mentions
that a project is limited at to make the
Pope King of Palestine under guarantee
of protection on the throne by all the
Catholic powers.
THE number Of cases of yellow fever at
Key West, Fla, up to June was thirteen,
OF which number four resulted fatally. Six
were sick and three convalescent
THE commercial agent at New Caledonia,
South Pacific ocean, has reported to the
Department of State that convicts in that
colony are being liberated, with the under
standing that they must not settle in any
English or French colony, and consequently
the majority of them go to San Francisco.
AT Paducah, KY, recently, Mollie Jack.
son, a white woman, was ordered sold for
thirty days to the highest bidder on the
ground of vagrancy.
THE Emperor of Germany on the Sd laid
the foundation stone Of the HOltenau lock
of the North Sea canal. Minister Won
Boetticher read the address and the Presi-
dent of the Reichstag presented the Emper-
or with the trowel and hammer, whereup-
on the Emperor tapped the stone with the
hammer.
A DISPATCH from Anam says: A mandar
in and 10000 natives have submitted to
the French resident, pledging alliance by
kissing the earth according to the native
custom.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's reporD during
the seven days ended June 2 were: For
the United States, 1885, for Canada, 25
total $50, against l75 the previous week,
and lS1 for the corresponding week Of last
| year
The Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian
Church of America, in session at New
hlp nd a resolution dpcla o
| that the violation of the Sabbath by the
| Post-ofhce Department was one Of the
greatest sins of the Government as well as
| one of the greatest causes of Sabbath
desecration throughout the whole common
| wealth.
The molders in the Michigan and PENN
sular stove works in Detroit struck re
Gently
THREE powder mills at Frederichs Vark,
Denmark, exploded the other day. Fire
broke out Immediately and caused much
| damage. There was no loss of life.
THE body Of George II. Disque, the wife
murderer who was hanged in Jersey City,
n. j., recently, was lncinerated at Fresh
| Pond n. Y, two days afterward. Briel
religious services were held, in which some
of Disque's relatives took part, before the
| body was placed in the retort.
THE cattle dealers of Illinois have passed
a resolution urging the Legislature to take
immediate steps to stamp out the cattle dis
ease in Chicago.
Two carloads of Texas ponies that had
been shipped from Texas to Eastern Penn
sylvania, and had been wrongly shipped to
Bangor, Me-, were unloaded recently after
they had been eighteen days without food.
Several of the animals were dead and those
that were alive were in a terribly emaciated
| condition. No drivers were with them.